The New Bern Farmers Market will celebrate the Easter holiday on Saturday and there will be plenty of greenery.

The “Plants in the Park” fundraiser from last weekend for the Heritage Park next to New Bern City Hall has been extended to Saturday at the market.

The Craven County Extension Master Gardenersand local vendors are offering an extended plant-ordering opportunity. It is the last chance to pick up bulbs and order larger plant material from the group for spring planting.

The market is open from 8 a.m.to 2 p.m.on South Front Street, with a variety of vendors featuring vegetables, crafts and other locally made items.

Local experts, growers and Master Gardeners will be available to discuss selecting and locating plant choices. A detailed list of the available plants is on the web: ENCFamilies.org

Call 349-0405 for information about the plant sale.

This second event is also in association with The Family History Society of Eastern North Carolina and the city of New Bern Appearance Commission.

The Farmers Market is also preparing for its annual SpringFest, which is scheduled April 13, with extended hours from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.

There will be a 10 a.m. “Blessing of the Crops.”

On hand will be the Southern Gentlemen Barbershop Quartet. The Color Guard from the Cherry Point air station will present colors for the pledge to the flag and National Anthem.

Among the activities will be chainsaw carving and lathe-turning demonstrations by Danny Malone and Tina Wood of Island Art and Sign from Lowland in Pamlico County.

The day will also be a chance to see how grits and cornmeal are ground and how bees make honey.

Visitors can also learn to weave on a loom, color the “Harvest Bear,” meet Buddy the Alpaca, take a cart ride with Matador the Llama and look at antique tractors.